Abstract
Populations of macropods are higher than estimated pre‐European densities in many parts of Australia. To achieve appropriate densities of macropods in the Australian Capital Territory's nature reserves, multi‐tenure kangaroo management units are used to tailor management of kangaroos and total grazing pressure to achieve conservation objectives. An adaptive management framework is recommended that monitors the state of the ground‐layer vegetation and alters the cull accordingly. This case study may provide insights for kangaroo management in other temperate areas of Australia.
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L arge mammalian herbivores have a long co-evolutionary relationship with the plants that share their habitatECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION VOL 22 NO S1 NOVEMBER 2021a 2021 The Authors
Ecological Management & Restoration published by Ecological Society of Australia and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
We have reviewed the history of the kangaroo management programme in conservation reserves of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), described the current conservation management policy enacted by the ACT Government, and provided recommendations for the future management of kangaroos, and total grazing pressure, in the ACT’s nature reserves
Summary
L arge mammalian herbivores have a long co-evolutionary relationship with the plants that share their habitatECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION VOL 22 NO S1 NOVEMBER 2021a 2021 The Authors. It should be noted that localised species losses would likely be permanent within the fragmented grassy ecosystems of Canberra Nature Park; a consistent landscape scale approach to the management of kangaroo populations is essential for the conservation of endangered ecological communities in this context.
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